Quantitative genetic studies of antisocial behaviour

Quantitative genetic studies of antisocial behaviour.

This paper will broadly review the currently available twin and adoption data on antisocial behaviour (AB). It is argued that quantitative genetic research can make a significant contribution to further the understanding of how AB develops. Genetically informative study designs are particularly useful for investigating several important questions such as whether: the heritability estimates vary...

Quantitative Genetic Studies

established thatthere is a strong genetically inherited contributionto attention-deficit hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD) and the geneticmechanisms involved are being soughtwith considerable success.It is nowestablished thatcertain alleles of the genes coding for the dopamine D4 receptor and the dopamine transporteroccurmore frequently in childrenwith ADHD thanin healthycontrols, andwe are findingo...

Automatic Detection of Antisocial Behaviour in Texts

A considerable amount of effort has been made to reduce the physical manifestation of antisocial behaviour (ASB) in communities. However, the key to the early detection of ASB is, in many cases, in observing its manifestations in written language, which has not been studied in detail. In this work, we search for linguistic features that pertain to ASB in order to use those features for the auto...

Quantitative Genetic Studies of Behavioral Evolution

Commentary: antisocial behaviour--multidetermined across cultures.

Violent and other antisocial behaviours among youth are of great public concern in many countries. Gudlaugsdottir and colleagues’1 study of Icelandic youths found that violent behaviours were associated with variables in multiple domains, including individual, family, and school. As described by the authors, these findings suggest that interventions for youth violent behaviour should target the...